Iran official comments on nuclear deal... Kenya president furious over school attack ... CA police official quits

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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — In an apparent attempt to reassure Iranian hardliners who strongly oppose the nuclear deal reached in Switzerland on Thursday, Iran's foreign minister and chief nuclear negotiator says Tehran would be able to return to its current level of nuclear activities if the West withdraws from the pact that's to be finalized in June. He made the comments on a state TV talk show.

GARISSA, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's president says his administration "shall respond in the severest ways possible" to the deadly attack by Islamic extremists at a college on Thursday. And President Uhuru Kenyatta is vowing to take harsh measures against those who plan and finance such attacks. But the Somalia-based al-Shabab group is vowing to carry out more attacks.

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A police official in California is quitting his job amid federal drug charges, including conspiracy to distribute oxycodone and heroin. The Fresno Bee reports Deputy Chief Keith Foster has retired from the Fresno police rather than being forced to give a statement, or be fired for failing to do so. He was among six people arrested. Foster has pleaded not guilty.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — There's a call for lawmakers in Indiana to add protections for gays and lesbians in civil rights laws. Hundreds of protesters marched in downtown Indianapolis today demanding that language be added that would prohibit workplace discrimination. The furor began over a religious rights law that was tweaked to address concerns that it would allow discrimination.

MONROE, La. (AP) — A gay student in Louisiana says she's going to skip her prom because the school principal won't let her wear a tuxedo. She's a senior and one of the top students at Carroll High in Monroe. The principal tells The News-Star the decision is part of the school's dress code and not anything personal. But the school board president says it's discrimination.